LeBron James surpassed Michael Jordan for the most 30-point games in NBA history while helping the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 119-102.
The 40-year-old, the league’s all-time leading scorer, scored 30 points to accomplish the feat for the 563rd time and surpass the mark set by Jordan in 2003.
He also moved into fourth place with the most games played in the NBA with 1,523, one more than Dirk Nowitzki.
He now trails only Robert Parish (1,611), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,560) and Vince Carter (1,541) in most career games.
Along with James, Anthony Davis returned from a one-game absence with an ankle problem to score 18 points and 19 rebounds, while Austin Reaves scored 20 points and the Lakers won their seventh game of their last nine.
Trae Young scored 33 points and nine assists and Jalen Johnson added 19 points for the Hawks, who led early before the Lakers took a 14-13 lead with seven minutes and 31 seconds left in the first quarter that they never trailed.
The Oklahoma City Thunder extended their winning streak to a team-record 14 games with a 117-107 victory over the New York Knicks.
The Thunder trailed 88-80 entering the fourth quarter, but Aaron Wiggins scored 15 of his 19 points, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 33, and Jalen Williams, who added 20, also led them to a victory that ended the Knicks’ nine-game winning streak.
Victor Wembanyama finished with 35 points, 18 rebounds and four assists and had a crucial steal in the final seconds as the San Antonio Spurs edged the Denver Nuggets 113-110.
